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MI5's bright young things find their morale seriously tested when the president of the United States makes an unscheduled trip to the UK. What follows is a power struggle between them, the CIA and the White House security team.

Casualties of Peace 9pm, Channel 4

Since 1991, almost 2,000 servicemen and women have died on duty in non-combat situations in the British Armed Forces; victims of everything from accidental shootings and drownings to road accidents and suicides. This documentary examines the prevalence of such deaths and investigates claims from relatives that the army's response has been one of callous insensitivity and secrecy. Lance Corporal Jason Pears was crushed between two Warrior tanks in an accident in 2002. According to his father, all attempts to find out more about his son's death were met with silence. "No other institution would have treated us in such a disgusting way," he says.

Comedy Connections 10.35pm, BBC1

The last in this series focuses on Only Fools and Horses, described here as a "national institution". As is the case with a number of the shows covered in this series, it came very close to sinking without trace, only finding its audience by the end of the second series (and only then because the BBC were forced to repeat it during a technicians' strike). Naturally, there are interviews with the cast, but it's the story of the show's writer John Sullivan that really holds your attention. "Del was about so many people I'd met," says Sullivan, "they didn't have education but they had this belief in themselves."

The West Wing 11.45pm, Channel 4

Here, Bartlet is advised not to attend a fundraising event for a politically sensitive cause. Meanwhile, Josh argues with his lover over a key welfare reform bill (as you do) and CJ gains new respect for her bodyguard.

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